We all have our reasons for following Apple. I track it because this tech behemoth is a massive global consumer of metals – base, rare earth, and precious.

And right now, Apple is giving us some surprising indications that thedemand for silver is much higher than its current price would have us believe.

Actually, the first “sign” came to us back in January when Apple had to delay new 27-inch iMac deliveries by up to four weeks.

Of course, the company never specified exactly what was causing the delay… but the rumors flew.

The most intriguing rumors centered on a possible shortage of industrial silver in China.

Regardless, the Apple “indicator” is just one reason silver could double over the next 12 months.

There are five other compelling clues that indicate silver’s price has temporarily decoupled from what the demand data dictate…

Bullish Silver Demand Indicator No. 1

We all know about the drubbing that silver took in mid-April. While silver dropped from $32 in February to $18.50 by mid-June, something amazing happened.

Buyers stepped up, and supply became so scarce that premiums nearly quintupled from 8% to 37% above spot prices.

And that’s if you could even get your hands on it.

Essentially, almost no one was selling. Yet a lot of buyers recognized that silver was “on sale” and decided to stock up.

But no one saw this next one coming…

Bullish Silver Demand Indicator No. 2

U.S. Mint Sales Record

….continue reading No. 2 thru 5. If you are short of time at least take a quick scan down and read Indicator No. 5 – ED

…..YOU’RE GOING TO NEED IT TO SURVIVE!

   With the precious metals market in the doldrums and at the bottom of a thirty month correction, there has definitely been some hand wringing and a whole bunch of moping from investors who purchased gold and silver at or near the 2011 highs. This is natural and to be expected. Nobody wants to lose money. People purchase investments ostensibly to make money – hopefully, a lot of it.

Here at the trading desk of Liberty Gold and Silver, we hear our share of complaints as well. However, the complaints originate predominantly from a small minority of our customers. A synopsis of the fundamental attitudes of this minority goes something like this: “We bought our gold and silver not for fundamental reasons, such as safety and security, but solely to make a so-called quick “paper” profit in the same way that stock day traders and house flippers do. Precious metals are simply another trading vehicle, no different than any other that is strictly used for financial gain; and we got into this because we noticed the markets were surging just like the recent Bitcoin phenomenon and we wanted to get in on the exciting fast action.”

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